"Donal" wrote in message
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Yep. It is a bit unusual.

It has a lifting keel, a broad bow section, and a very unusual
arrangement
down below. The saloon area is astern of the companionway - even though
it
is an aft cockpit design.

I meet one of the owners most weeks, so I can probably get answers to any
specific questions that you have. John also lurks here, so maybe we can
tempt him to answer. John?


My experience of the Kelt 39 is that it is about the most uncomfortable
yacht I have ever sailed in.
I recall a passage a few years ago when I was one of a delivery crew taking
a Kelt 39 from St. Helier, Jersey to Cowes - we had a quartering sea all
the way and she rolled like a pig and most of the crew were seasick although
they were all pretty experienced sailors.
The wide aft saloon had no hand holds except for a flimsy "ladder" which
served as a companion way. On one occasion in the middle of the night, I
was struggling to get into my oilies to go on watch and was pitched across
the whole width of the cabin demolishing the ladder as I crashed into it on
the way across - and it is quite a long way!
The saloon table is built over the engine at a height that us tall chaps
have to bend our knees and bodies at an angle guaranteed to induce
indigestion.
The opinion of the rest of the crew was very similar - one of them remarked
that "The designer had a good idea for an aft cabin and built a boat around
it".
On the positive side - it proved to be very good as a "hospitality boat"
with ample space for entertaining during Cowes Week with G & T's and canapés
plus ample overnight accommodation for the guests.
The owner of Adat probably won't agree with any of this - he reckons she is
the best yacht ever built!
I think Kelt went bust and the moulds were taken over by Kirie/Feeling and
the Kelt 39 evolved into the Feeling 39 but with a more traditional
accommodation.

Cheers

JohnW